Tuoreet

Tuoreet is a Finnish adjective meaning fresh. It is the plural nominative form of the adjective tuore and is used to describe plural nouns or to function predicatively with a plural subject, indicating that something is fresh or newly produced.

Usage examples include everyday language and labeling. Before nouns you might hear or read phrases such as tuoreet omenat (fresh apples) or tuoreet kalat (fresh fish). In marketing or grocery contexts, tuoreet is commonly used to emphasize freshness. Predicatively, you can say Omenat ovat tuoreet (The apples are fresh). The related form tuoreita is used in the plural partitive, as in haluaisin tuoreita tomaatteja (I would like fresh tomatoes).

Grammar and forms: Finnish adjectives decline for number and case. The base form tuore corresponds to the singular nominative, with comparative tuorempi and superlative tuorein. The plural nominative form is tuoreet, while the plural partitive form is tuoreita. Like all Finnish adjectives, tuore agrees with the noun in number and case, and its position can be either before or after the noun depending on emphasis and word order.

Etymology and usage notes: The word tuore originates from Finnish vocabulary meaning fresh and is widely used in everyday language, media, and food labeling. It is not a noun; it functions as an adjective and requires agreement with the noun it modifies. In most contexts, tuoreet conveys immediacy of freshness, as opposed to days-old or stale alternatives.